Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Those who trust us educate us.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

The comforter's head never aches.